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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/8/13, ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1062, payable on 8/20/13. As a percentage of MORL's recent stock price of $19.34, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%, so look for shares of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN to trade 0.55% lower — all else being equal — when MORL shares open for trading on 8/8/13.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/8/13, ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN ( MORL) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1062, payable on 8/20/13. As a percentage of MORL's recent stock price of $19.34, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%, so look for shares of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN to trade 0.55% lower — all else being equal — when MORL shares open for trading on 8/8/13.

Below is a dividend history chart for MORL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.1062 declared by ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN:

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MORL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 6.59% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

In Tuesday trading, ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN shares are currently down about 0.4% on the day.